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答应

dā ying · da ying

Traditional 答應

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to answer; to respond
  2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
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You promised

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)答应(dāying)我(wǒ)的(de)事(shì)别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, don't forget what you promised me.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)答应(dāying)你(nǐ)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did I promise you?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)答应(dāying)今天(jīntiān)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)搬家(bānjiā)。

    You promised to help me move today.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)答应(dāying)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did I really promise?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)录音(lùyīn)。箱子(xiāngzi)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)，一共(yīgòng)三十个(sānshígè)。

    I have a recording. There are thirty boxes downstairs.

  6. Dengdeng

    三十个(sānshígè)？好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)答应(dāying)的(de)事(shì)一定(yīdìng)做到(zuòdào)。

    Thirty? Fine, I keep my promises.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)答(dā)应(yìng)了(le)弟(dì)弟(di)教(jiāo)他(tā)做(zuò)功(gōng)课(kè)。

I promised to help my brother with his homework.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)答(dā)应(yìng)我(wǒ)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)钟(zhōng)到(dào)这(zhè)里(lǐ)。

He promised me he will get here by five o'clock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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答
dá

to answer; to reply

应
yīng

to agree (to do sth); should

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